Makaay pounces late to leave Celtic despondent

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CELTIC’S exhibition of bristling intent, steely determination and no little quality was undermined last night in a manner that left Martin O’Neill expressing his “sheer disbelief”. He is seldom short of an emotional adjective or two, but the manager had some valid points and at least three more than his players, who succumbed in disastrous fashion to a Bayern Munich side lacking most qualities aside from durability.

Midway through the second half, with Celtic building on a 1-0 lead provided by Alan Thompson, Bobo Balde contrived to miss an open net from a distance of six yards. The game turned.